Halloween– from the Archives
As part of our Halloween countdown, here’s one of my favorite posts from the archives, on the topic of Halloween costumes. I wrote this post– eek– seven years ago, back when I was still juggling writing and lawyering. At the time, I was also participating in a group blog called the Access Romance All-A-Blog. On…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: putting the Halloween in the Halloween book.
Although I call The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla my Halloween book, I do so with some reservations. True, it’s set in October, in that season of mist and shrinking daylight hours, of changing leaves and that sudden, sharp chill in the air. And part of the book, the part that’s set in Cambridge (the…
Read MoreFall Back in Time– Pink Carnation style!
On November 1, the Historical Romance Network is encouraging everyone to Fall Back in Time by taking pictures of themselves holding their favorite historical romance novels and posting them with the hashtag #FallBackinTime. Do you know what would be even more fun? Fall Back in Time Pink Carnation edition! Just take a picture of yourself…
Read MoreA Halloween Give Away!
With Halloween coming up this Friday, it felt only appropriate to have a give away of The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla, my very first Halloween book. In fact, it’s going to be Halloween week here on the website! On Tuesday, we’ll have some fun facts about Halloween (or the lack of it) in the…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
This has been a rather sleepy reading week for me. I did something I usually never do: I re-read two of my own books, The Betrayal of the Blood Lily and The Passion of the Purple Plumeria, to make sure that I had various bits of Jack’s and Jane’s backstories right for the upcoming Lure…
Read MoreFor my German readers….
Weihnachtsherzen: Die schönsten Geschichten zum Fest, the anthology to which I contributed a short story, comes out tomorrow! (24 October.) My short story is called “The Snow Globe”, set in 1920s London. The anthology is available (in German) in both hardcover and e-book.
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: THE PINK CARNATION IN LOVE
I have another little secret project that I’ve been itching to tell you about– a Pink Carnation novella! The Pink Carnation in Love will be appearing in e-form on June 16, 2015. I’d always wanted to write about the Pink Carnation’s failed love affair with the Chevalier de la Tour d’Argent. (Whom those of you…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
Hi, all! Apologies for not being around much on the website recently. It’s been a bit of a crazy fall so far. But I’ll have more If You Likes and Teaser Tuesdays for you soon! In the meantime, here’s what I’ve been reading this week: — Florence King, Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady. I…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
It’s been a week of books set in England. The other things that these books have in common? They’re good misty day, cup of tea reads. But other than that, they fall into two very different categories: — Elizabeth George’s Lynley mysteries. I went through a huge Lynley phase back in law school. I’d first…
Read MoreStand Alone #3: THE OTHER DAUGHTER
The third stand alone novel, aka the 1927 book, has both a release date and a title! Coming to you on June 2, 2015, we have… The Other Daughter. This is a rare– in fact, perhaps a unique– occasion in which my working title looks like it might be the actual title. My working title…
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